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Public libraries in Kansas

318 public libraries in Kansas, 8th among the states. Public library systems in the IMLS Public Libraries Survey run by a city, county, library district, school district, tribe or other government (nonprofit association libraries are not included).

Public libraryCityCountyLibrarians (FTE)
Topeka and Shawnee County Public LibraryTopekaShawnee36
Wichita Public LibraryWichitaSedgwick34
Lawrence Public LibraryLawrenceDouglas30.98
Kansas City, Kansas Public LibraryKansas CityWyandotte27
Johnson County LibraryOverland ParkJohnson23.5
Manhattan Public LibraryManhattanRiley22.88
Hays Public LibraryHaysEllis19.33
Coffey County LibraryBurlingtonCoffey16.76
Pottawatomie Wabaunsee Regional LibrarySt. MarysPottawatomie12.06
Olathe Public LibraryOlatheJohnson10.99
Scott County LibraryScott CityScott10.89
McPherson Public LibraryMcPhersonMcPherson10.63
Great Bend Public LibraryGreat BendBarton10
Abilene Public LibraryAbileneDickinson8.74
Liberal Memorial LibraryLiberalSeward8.25
Chanute Public LibraryChanuteNeosho8
Eudora Community LibraryEudoraDouglas8
Hutchinson Public LibraryHutchinsonReno8
Haysville Community LibraryHaysvilleSedgwick7.98
Emporia Public LibraryEmporiaLyon7
Pittsburg Public LibraryPittsburgCrawford7
Andover Public LibraryAndoverButler6
Grant County LibraryUlyssesGrant6
Salina Public LibrarySalinaSaline6
Newton Public LibraryNewtonHarvey5.85
Derby Public LibraryDerbySedgwick5
Library District #1, Doniphan CountyTroyDoniphan5
Stevens County LibraryHugotonStevens5
Arkansas City Public LibraryArkansas CityCowley4.75
Elkhart/Morton County LibraryElkhartMorton4.75
Winfield Public LibraryWinfieldCowley4.6
Hiawatha/Morrill Public LibraryHiawathaBrown4.4
Basehor Community Library, Dist #2, Lv. Co.BasehorLeavenworth4.3
Marysville Public LibraryMarysvilleMarshall4.13
Hesston Public LibraryHesstonHarvey4.05
Atchison LibraryAtchisonAtchison4
Dodge City Public LibraryDodge CityFord4
Girard Public LibraryGirardCrawford4
Tonganoxie Public LibraryTonganoxieLeavenworth4
Port LibraryBeloitMitchell3.95
Norton Public LibraryNortonNorton3.88
Goodland Public LibraryGoodlandSherman3.85
Garnett Public LibraryGarnettAnderson3.75
Mound City/Linn County Dist. #4Mound CityLinn3.71
Stanton County Public LibraryJohnsonStanton3.63
Wamego Public LibraryWamegoPottawatomie3.63
Leavenworth Public LibraryLeavenworthLeavenworth3.48
Ellinwood School Community LibraryEllinwoodBarton3.38
Silver Lake LibrarySilver LakeShawnee3.35
Clay Center Carnegie LibraryClay CenterClay3.3
Kingman Carnegie LibraryKingmanKingman3.2
J.H. Robbins Memorial LibraryEllsworthEllsworth3.08
Bonner Springs City LibraryBonner SpringsWyandotte3
Bradford Memorial LibraryEl DoradoButler3
Hamilton County Public LibrarySyracuseHamilton3
Jordaan Memorial LibraryLarnedPawnee3
Library District #1, Miami CountyLouisburgMiami3
Oakley Public LibraryOakleyLogan3
Belleville Public LibraryBellevilleRepublic2.95
Cimarron City LibraryCimarronGray2.88
Baldwin City LibraryBaldwin CityDouglas2.85
Library District #2 , Linn CountyLacygneLinn2.73
Paola Free LibraryPaolaMiami2.7
Kiowa County LibraryGreensburgKiowa2.68
Rossville Community LibraryRossvilleShawnee2.65
Neodesha/W.A. Rankin MemorialNeodeshaWilson2.64
Howard City LibraryHowardElk2.6
Linn County Library District #1ParkerLinn2.5
Ottawa LibraryOttawaFranklin2.47
Hillsboro Public LibraryHillsboroMarion2.45
Clearwater Public LibraryClearwaterSedgwick2.35
Meade Public LibraryMeadeMeade2.35
Iola Public LibraryIolaAllen2.33
Anthony Public LibraryAnthonyHarper2.25
Caney City LibraryCaneyMontgomery2.2
Lindsborg Community LibraryLindsborgMcPherson2.05
KinsleyKinsleyEdwards2.03
Belle Plaine Public LibraryBelle PlaineSumner2
Dorothy Bramlage Public LibraryJunction CityGeary2
Fort Scott Public LibraryFort ScottBourbon2
Frank Carlson LibraryConcordiaCloud2
Haskell Township LibrarySubletteHaskell2
Kearny County LibraryLakinKearny2
Lansing Community LibraryLansingLeavenworth2
Ness City Public LibraryNess CityNess2
Osage City Public LibraryOsage CityOsage2
Pratt Public LibraryPrattPratt2
Wakeeney Public LibraryWakeeneyTrego2
Humboldt Public LibraryHumboldtAllen1.88
Plainville Memorial LibraryPlainvilleRooks1.88
Valley Center Public LibraryValley CenterSedgwick1.87
Smith Center Public LibrarySmith CenterSmith1.82
Barnard LibraryLa CrosseRush1.81
Osborne Public LibraryOsborneOsborne1.81
Carbondale City LibraryCarbondaleOsage1.8
Marion City LibraryMarionMarion1.8
Ashland LibraryAshlandClark1.75
Council Grove Public LibraryCouncil GroveMorris1.75
Plains Community LibraryPlainsMeade1.7
Lyndon Carnegie LibraryLyndonOsage1.65
Lincoln Carnegie LibraryLincolnLincoln1.63
Whitewater Memorial LibraryWhitewaterButler1.63
Minneapolis PublicMinneapolisOttawa1.6
St. Francis Public LibrarySt. FrancisCheyenne1.6
Hoisington Public LibraryHoisingtonBarton1.55
Sheridan County Public LibraryHoxieSheridan1.55
Overbrook Public LibraryOverbrookOsage1.5
Jay Johnson Public LibraryQuinterGove1.49
Burlingame Community LibraryBurlingameOsage1.45
Moundridge Public LibraryMoundridgeMcPherson1.45
Hartford/Elmendaro TownshipHartfordLyon1.4
Mary Cotton Public LibrarySabethaNemaha1.38
Wakefield Public LibraryWakefieldClay1.38
Wichita County LibraryLeotiWichita1.34
Americus Township LibraryAmericusLyon1.3
Stockton Public LibraryStocktonRooks1.3
McCune Osage Township LibraryMcCuneCrawford1.29
Park City Public LibraryPark CitySedgwick1.28
Peabody Township LibraryPeabodyMarion1.23
Cheney Public LibraryCheneySedgwick1.2
Haven Public LibraryHavenReno1.2
Linn County Library District #5PleasantonLinn1.15
Coldwater-Wilmore Regional LibraryColdwaterComanche1.13
Sharon Springs Public LibrarySharon SpringsWallace1.13
Arma City LibraryArmaCrawford1.1
Dudley Township LibrarySatantaHaskell1.08
Winchester Public LibraryWinchesterJefferson1.05
Weir Public LibraryWeirCherokee1.03
Augusta Public LibraryAugustaButler1
Beck-Bookman LibraryHoltonJackson1
Bird City Public LibraryBird CityCheyenne1
Buhler Public LibraryBuhlerReno1
Cherryvale Public LibraryCherryvaleMontgomery1
Coffeyville Public LibraryCoffeyvilleMontgomery1
Colby/Pioneer Memorial LibraryColbyThomas1
Colwich Community LibraryColwichSedgwick1
Douglass Public LibraryDouglassButler1
Ellis Public LibraryEllisEllis1
Erie City Public LibraryErieNeosho1
Eureka Public LibraryEurekaGreenwood1
Finney County Public LibraryGarden CityFinney1
Frankfort City LibraryFrankfortMarshall1
Fredonia Public LibraryFredoniaWilson1
Galena Public LibraryGalenaCherokee1
Goddard Public LibraryGoddardSedgwick1
Graham County Public LibraryHill CityGraham1
Graves Memorial Public LibrarySt PaulNeosho1
Halstead Public LibraryHalsteadHarvey1
Horton Public LibraryHortonBrown1
Ida Long Goodman Memorial LibrarySt. JohnStafford1
Independence Public LibraryIndependenceMontgomery1
Jetmore Public LibraryJetmoreHodgeman1
Johnston Public LibraryBaxter SpringsCherokee1
Kensington Community/School LibraryKensingtonSmith1
Lincoln LibraryMedicine LodgeBarber1
Linwood Community Library District #1LinwoodLeavenworth1
Meriden-Ozawkie Public LibraryMeridenJefferson1
Mound Valley LibraryMound ValleyLabette1
Mulvane Public LibraryMulvaneSedgwick1
Nora E. Larabee Memorial LibraryStaffordStafford1
Osawatomie Public LibraryOsawatomieMiami1
Parsons Public LibraryParsonsLabette1
Pretty Prairie Public LibraryPretty PrairieReno1
Rose Hill Public LibraryRose HillButler1
Russell Public LibraryRussellRussell1
Sedgwick/Lillian TearSedgwickHarvey1
Seneca Free LibrarySenecaNemaha1
Spearville Township LibrarySpearvilleFord1
Sterling Free Public LibrarySterlingRice1
Towanda Public LibraryTowandaButler1
Wellington PublicWellingtonSumner1
Wellsville City LibraryWellsvilleFranklin1
Yates Center Public LibraryYates CenterWoodson1
Delaware Township LibraryValley FallsJefferson0.98
Nortonville Public LibraryNortonvilleJefferson0.95
Pomona Community LibraryPomonaFranklin0.93
Dighton/Lane County LibraryDightonLane0.9
Fowler Public LibraryFowlerMeade0.9
Greeley County Public LibraryTribuneGreeley0.9
Atwood Public LibraryAtwoodRawlins0.88
McLouth Public LibraryMcLouthJefferson0.88
Montezuma Township LibraryMontezumaGray0.88
Oxford Public LibraryOxfordSumner0.88
Phillipsburg City LibraryPhillipsburgPhillips0.88
Prescott City LibraryPrescottLinn0.88
Sedan Public LibrarySedanChautauqua0.88
Washington Public LibraryWashingtonWashington0.88
Herington Public LibraryHeringtonDickinson0.84
Linn County Library Dist #3Blue MoundLinn0.83
Solomon Public LibrarySolomonDickinson0.83
Columbus Public LibraryColumbusCherokee0.8
Kismet Public LibraryKismetSeward0.8
Madison Public LibraryMadisonGreenwood0.8
Oswego PublicOswegoLabette0.8
Richmond Public LibraryRichmondFranklin0.8
Wetmore Public LibraryWetmoreNemaha0.8
Williamsburg Community LibraryWilliamsburgFranklin0.8
Mankato City LibraryMankatoJewell0.79
Garden Plain Community LibraryGarden PlainSedgwick0.78
Cedar Vale Memorial LibraryCedar ValeChautauqua0.75
Downs Carnegie LibraryDownsOsborne0.75
Effingham Community LibraryEffinghamAtchison0.75
Lyons Public LibraryLyonsRice0.75
Nickerson Public LibraryNickersonReno0.75
Protection Township LibraryProtectionComanche0.75
Udall Public LibraryUdallCowley0.75
Oskaloosa Public LibraryOskaloosaJefferson0.73
Caldwell Public LibraryCaldwellSumner0.7
Randolph-Decker Pub. Lib.ClydeCloud0.7
Goessel Public LibraryGoesselMarion0.66
Inman Public LibraryInmanMcPherson0.64
Altamont Public LibraryAltamontLabette0.63
Altoona Public LibraryAltoonaWilson0.63
Andale District LibraryAndaleSedgwick0.63
Bucklin Public LibraryBucklinFord0.63
Chapman Public LibraryChapmanDickinson0.63
Kiowa Public LibraryKiowaBarber0.63
Mt. Hope Public LibraryMt. HopeSedgwick0.63
Harper Public LibraryHarperHarper0.62
Clifton Public LibraryCliftonClay0.61
Bern Community LibraryWashington TownshNemaha0.6
Edna Public LibraryEdnaLabette0.6
Hanover PublicHanoverWashington0.6
Lucas Public LibraryLucasRussell0.6
Oberlin City LibraryOberlinDecatur0.6
Waterville Public LibraryWatervilleMarshall0.6
Ransom Public LibraryRansomNess0.56
Hamilton City LibraryHamiltonGreenwood0.55
Minneola City LibraryMinneolaClark0.55
Burr Oak Community LibraryBurr OakJewell0.53
Canton TownshipCantonMcPherson0.53
Independent TownshipClaflinBarton0.53
Thayer Friday Reading Club City LibraryThayerNeosho0.53
Toronto Public LibraryTorontoWoodson0.53
Barnes Reading RoomEverestBrown0.5
Blue Rapids Public LibraryBlue RapidsMarshall0.5
Burnley Memorial/Falls TownshipCottonwood FallsChase0.5
Centralia Community LibraryCentraliaNemaha0.5
Chetopa City LibraryChetopaLabette0.5
Copeland Public LibraryCopelandGray0.5
Enterprise Public LibraryEnterpriseDickinson0.5
Lebanon CommunityLebanonSmith0.5
Lyon County Library Dist. #1AllenLyon0.5
Partridge Public LibraryPartridgeReno0.5
Potwin Public LibraryPotwinButler0.5
White City Public LibraryWhite CityMorris0.5
Attica City LibraryAtticaHarper0.48
Meadowlark Library/LewisLewisEdwards0.48
Riley City LibraryRileyRiley0.48
Arlington City LibraryArlingtonReno0.45
Delphos Public LibraryDelphosOttawa0.45
Lang MemorialWilsonEllsworth0.45
Marquette Community LibraryMarquetteMcPherson0.45
Otis Community LibraryOtisRush0.45
Scandia City LibraryScandiaRepublic0.45
Bronson Public LibraryBronsonBourbon0.43
Glasco City LibraryGlascoCloud0.43
Lenora Public LibraryLenoraNorton0.43
Leonardville City LibraryLeonardvilleRiley0.43
Cawker City Public LibraryCawker CityMitchell0.4
Hepler City LibraryHeplerCrawford0.4
Hope Community LibraryHopeDickinson0.4
Logan Public LibraryLoganPhillips0.4
Sylvan Grove Public LibrarySylvan GroveLincoln0.4
Bison Community LibraryBisonRush0.38
Corning City LibraryCorningNemaha0.38
Dixon Township LibraryArgoniaSumner0.38
Farmer Township/Cpms LibraryBushtonRice0.38
Geneseo Public LibraryJenningsRice0.38
Gypsum Community LibraryGypsumSaline0.38
Kincaid Community LibraryKincaidAnderson0.38
Palco Public LibraryPalcoRooks0.38
Zenda Public LibraryZendaKingman0.37
Agra/F Lee Doctor LibraryAgraPhillips0.35
Almena City LibraryAlmenaNorton0.35
Hanston City LibraryHanstonHodgeman0.35
Little River Community LibraryLittle RiverRice0.35
Glen Elder LibraryGlen ElderMitchell0.33
Hardtner Public LibraryHardtnerBarber0.33
Long Island Community LibraryLong IslandPhillips0.33
Macksville City LibraryMacksvilleStafford0.33
Moline Public LibraryMolineElk0.33
Savonburg Public LibrarySavonburgAllen0.33
Conway Springs City LibraryConway SpringsSumner0.31
Cunningham Public LibraryCunninghamKingman0.31
Norwich PublicNorwichKingman0.31
Axtell Public LibraryAxtellMarshall0.3
Burns Public LibraryBurnsMarion0.3
Colony City LibraryColonyAnderson0.3
Grenola Public LibraryGrenolaElk0.3
Jamestown City LibraryJamestownCloud0.3
Longton Public LibraryLongtonElk0.3
McCracken Public LibraryMcCrackenRush0.3
South Haven Township LibrarySouth HavenSumner0.28
Turon Community LibraryTuronReno0.28
Jennings City LibraryJenningsDecatur0.26
Courtland Community LibraryCourtlandRepublic0.25
Elm Creek Township LibraryWilseyMorris0.25
Formoso Public LibraryFormosoJewell0.25
Jewell Public LibraryJewellJewell0.25
Luray City LibraryLurayRussell0.25
Rae Hobson Memorial LibraryRepublicRepublic0.25
Randall Public LibraryRandallJewell0.25
Sunshine City LibraryPrairie ViewPhillips0.25
Sylvia Public LibrarySylviaReno0.25
Gove City LibraryGoveGove0.23
Fall River Public LibraryFall RiverGreenwood0.2
Viola TownshipViolaSedgwick0.2
Walnut Public LibraryWalnutCrawford0.2
Walton Community LibraryWaltonHarvey0.2
Moran Public LibraryMoranAllen0.16
Kirwin City LibraryKirwinPhillips0.15
Moore Family LibraryGrinnellGove0.15
Grainfield City LibraryGrainfieldGove0.1
Kanopolis Public LibraryKanopolisEllsworth0.01
Florence Public LibraryFlorenceMarion0
Hillcrest LibraryCubaRepublic0
Ruth Dole Memorial LibraryBurrtonHarvey0

Largest first by librarians (FTE), as each employer reports it to its federal registry.

Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, Fiscal Year 2024. Data captured October 2, 2026.

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